Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8175
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in jpeg-js. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Uncontrolled resource consumption in `jpeg-js` before 0.4.0 may allow attacker to launch denial of service attacks using specially a crafted JPEG image.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | jpeg-js | 0.4.0 | GHSA-w7q9-p3jq-fmhm |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/842462 x_refsource_MISC